Headlight shade



F. A. HOLTSINGER HEADLIGHT SHADE Feb. 5 1924. 1,482,794

Filed April 5 1922 mrwsas 55 %,KM

Patented Feb. 5, 1924.

srarss rarer-er FRANCIS A.- HOLISINGER, OF OTTUI'di JA, IOVJA.

HEADLIGHT SHADE.

. Application filed April 5, 1922. Serial No. 549,929.

.To all whom it mayconcem:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. HoLT- SINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ottumwa, in the county of Wapello and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHeadlight Shades, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a headlight shade and it has for an object to provide a shade or dimmer for absorbing or softening the blinding rays of light which would rise to the plane of the eyes of anapproaching driver or person.

A further object resides in the provision of a dimmer which ispivoted between its forward and rear edges and equipped with means for tilting the same to bring its for- Ward edge to a lower or higher level to intercept more or less of the light rays.

Further, the invention resides in the features of construction and the arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed, reference being made to the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1, is a front elevation of a lamp fitted with my improved shade or dimmer device;

liigure 2, is a vertical section thereof; an I Figure 3, is a plan view of the device per se. 7 I

Referring more in detail to, the drawing, theheadlight 1 comprises the usual reflector 2, bulb 3 and lens 4: between which latter and the forward edge of the reflector is clamped the wire support 5 of the improved shade when the lens-retaining ring 6 is placed in position.

The support 5 is preferably made from stifl wire bent into arcuate or substantially semi-circular form to seat on the lower forward edge of the reflector. 2. The ends of the wire are then bent toward each other to form ofl'sets 7 from whence the wire ter minals are extended upwardly and in a rearwardly inclined direction into the reflector, as shown in Figure 2, to provide arms 8 having trunnion-like ends 9 turned toward one another for pivotally supporting the shade. This shade consists of a metal frame 10 having a straight transverse or front bar and curved side bars substantially conforming to the curvature of the reflector and meeting to form a rear edge, the bars therethrough.

, desired adjustment.

being depicted in Figure 2 as being of channel form and embracing the edge of a light-screening filler 11 which is preferably of a green transparency, as celluloid, or other colored transparency capable of softening or absorbing the light passing Upstanding from the sides of the frame at points spaced back from the front bar thereof are the ears 12 perforated to receive the trunnions 9, and secured to the rear edge of the frame is a depending leg or rest 13 which is designed to engage and rest on the bulb socket to support the shade above the bulb and at a For this reason the leg 13 is of a'flexible nature though sufficiently stiff or rigid to maintain a set adjustment. By bending the leg to' engage closer to the bulb the forward edge of the shade will be lowered by reason of the inter mediate fulcrum supports 9, 12. Should it be desired to elevate the forward edge of the shade the leg is bent backwardly, or still further elevation can be effected by curling up the free edge or cutting off a portion to shorten the leg. A strip of cloth 1% is attached to the shade frame about its side, and rear edges tofunction as a packing strip to prevent light rays from passing upwardly about the edge of the shade. This packing strip is of a yieldable nature to permit of the tilting adjustment of the frame on its support and still maintain a lightproof contact between the frame and the reflector. The celluloid is slightly spheroid to accommodate the bulb 3 and permit the softened rays of light to pass out. Thus, in-

stead of the upper half or portion of the lens being dark it vwill be given the color of the transparency 11. The shade has a tilting adjustment for interceptingmore or less ofthe rays and permit only those rays below a definite line to emanate unaltered. The device is of economical design and construction and is firmly held in position in a headlight without reconstructing the same. It is understood that practical changes, such as fall within the scope of invention claimed, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is:-

1. A headlight shade comprising in comd bination with the reflector and lens of a headlight, a support clamped in its operafi osition between the lens an r tor; a shade element pivoted to the support and overlying the lamp of the headlight and means on the rear edge of the shade element for supporting the shade element at its rear edge above the lens.

2. A headlight shade comprising in combination with the reflector and lens of a headlight, a support clamped in its operative position between the lens and reflector, a aide element pivoted to the support and veri ying the lamp ofthe headlight, and

sans disposed at the rear edge of the shade element for supporting; the same of; the

A headlight shade comprising" in comnstion withthe reflector and lens of a headlight, a support clamped in its operative position etween the lens and reflector, and embodying spaced inwardly extending arms having opposed trunnions and a shade element rocltably supported by the trunnions and having a rearward depending leg for l: aring on the lamp or" the headlight to support the shade element at the rear.

4. A headlig t shade comprising in combination with the reflector and lens of a headlight, a support clamped in its operative position between the lens and reflector, and embodying spaced inwardly extending arms having opposed trunnions, and a shade element having; perforated ears journaled on the trunnions and a depending supporti g leg for adjustably suppor ing the shade element above the lamp of the headlight.

5. A headlight shade comprising in comnnnions at wardly from the forward edge of the shade element, and means carried bythe shade element for support-ingthe edge of the sane oli' thelamp of the headlight.

6. :t headlight shade eoi'riprising;- in combination with the reflector and lens of a headlioh a support clamped in its operative position between the lens and reflector, and embodying spaced inwardly extending armslimingopposed 'runnions, a shade element extent 'ng rearwardly within the re fiector, means supporting, the shade element from the trunnions at points spaced rearwardly from the forward edge of the shade element, means for supporting the rear edge of the shade lenient off the lamp of the headlight and a cushioning packing between the shad element and the reflector.

T. i-rheadlight shade comprising a supporting; frame, a shade elementloosely pivotally supported adjacent its forward edge and by said frame, and a packing strip draped about the side and rear edges of the shade element.

in testimony whereof I a'fiix my si nature.

FRANCIS A. HOLTSINGER. 

